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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
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#### 233 No contribution from workers
233 No contribution from workers
(cf 1926 s 48; 1987 s 271)
> > (1) An employer must not, directly or indirectly, take or receive any money from a worker, whether by way of deduction from wages or otherwise, in respect of any liability under this Act (including under the 1987 Act or the former 1926 Act).
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (2) Any money so taken or received from a worker, whether with the consent of the worker or not, may be recovered by the worker as a debt from the employer, or from the person who took or received it.
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> > (3) To avoid doubt, a reference in this section to a liability under this Act includes a reference to a liability to pay a premium for a policy of insurance.
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> **s 233:** Am 2000 No 87, Sch 18.